BMG Heist: Meet Tina Gerow aka Cassie Ryan!

Hello everyone!And a huge thanks to Cheyenne for having me on the BMG Blog Takeover event. I was one of the original BMG’s (that feels like a nice way of saying I’m old…LOL!) and we are all VERY excited to have Cheyenne as one of us now. SHE HAS BEEN ASSIMILATED!

Anyway…

She and I were discussing when an author gets back really hard edits from a critique partner, editor or agent today. And I said it reminded me a LOT of giving birth…

when you see the file in your In Box (or mail box if you’re getting them in the old school paper format), it’s like finding out you’re pregnant. You know the pain is eventually coming, but you’re still excited and happy that someone read your work and was willing to take the time and effort to give you their true thoughts and feedback.

Then comes what I call the “Oh, crap!” moment when you open the file and scan for what the comments are and how extensive the edits are. It’s like when you think, “What did I get myself into here” when your body starts growing and you’re gaining weight, the boobs are sore as hell, the stretch marks set in, the heartburn rages, and you can no longer sleep comfortably. You start reading all the books on What to Expect When You’re Expecting and you realize you should’ve read THAT before you even had sex!! LOL…

I usually give it a few days to lick my “wounds” and let my writer’s ego recover before I dive in – that’s definitely the part of pregnancy where you’re getting used to waddling and having a “shelf” to rest your arm on in front of you and no longer are embarrassed by checking out at the grocery store with hemorrhoid cream, Bag Balm (which is GREAT for stretch marks, by the way!) and a full cheesecake…LOL 🙂

Then when you sit down and finally dig in to start to incorporate those edits!! That’s the hard labor. It’s painful and stressful and feels like it’s never going to end. You keep wondering if the pain is going to kill you or at least damage you forever, but you keep on pushing through! But the difference is, as writers we aren’t offered an epidural or any pain meds!!

And THAT, my friends, is why writers drink!!!

You think I’m kidding…well…only a little…

For those of you who are writers AND have gone through labor, you’re probably nodding and not laughing…

So in memory of all types of our labors, I suggest a wonderful butterscotch martini to help ease the pain…

 

Recipe to come!

Drink, enjoy, relax….repeat 🙂

If you’d like to check out my latest release now that you’ve seen some of the warped things that go on inside my mind…

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